It's official: after months of anticipation, BYU football has named its starting quarterback. His name? Bear Bachmeier. A freshman transfer from Stanford who joined the team with the expectation that he'd play understudy to veteran Jake Retzlaff for a year, then see where to go from there.
Now Retzlaff is battling for QB1 with the Green Wave of Tulane, and Bachmeier will take the first snap of the season under center for the Cougs.
Plenty can happen during the offseason, even with stadiums empty and records deadlocked at 0-0.